The Royal Family inserted some of their strict rules on the behind-the-scenes staff of ‘Suits’, making life a living hell.
Meghan Markle’s Acting Took A Hit
The actress knows how important dialogue is and the writing process. Creator of the show Suits, Aaron Korsh shared that there was censorship via The Royal Family, they barred Markle from being given one work in particular.
Korsh told The Hollywood Reporter that while she was dating Prince Harry the family was protective. “I will say, and I think Harry put this in the book because I heard people talking about it — [the royal family] weighed in on some stuff,” Korsh recalls.
He made sure to note that The Royal Family didn’t interfere with “many things” but when the time did come for them to have a say, he admits it was “a little irritating.” The family had one naughty word that they never wanted the future family member to utter at the time.
Meghan Markle’s Naughty Word
“The word rhymes with “mock”, said Korsh. There was a line in a script where Markle is supposed to say: “My family would say poppycock.” That was not going to sit well with “the firm” and they put the kibosh on it.
The family was worried about how the work would affect the family down the road. “The royal family did not want her saying the word. They didn’t want to put the word ‘poppycock’ in her mouth. I presume because they didn’t want people cutting things together of her saying ‘c—.’”
The family from the start was on high alert when it came to Markle being an actress and how her career would affect them.
After “poppycock” was forced out of the running, the word was updated with a curse word instead not a better choice but for The Royal Family, it wasn’t going to affect them.
What Was The Replaced Word
Bet you’re dying to know what was more acceptable than “poppycock”? the B word. Yes, it was replaced with “bulls**t” using the word “poppycock” which was meant to be a nod to The Royal Family but whoever idea that was clearly knows nothing about the late Queen and her brood.
They only like to be in the media when they have control of it. Korsh on the other hand, had something more pressing on his mind, how the heck did The Royal Family get advanced copies of the script?
The family had additional issues with the script. “There was maybe one or two more things, but I can’t remember,” he says. And he admits that he was aware that the family would have “access” to scripts because of the “feedback” process they had in place.
The show ended in April 2018 but it remains a favorite show to binge on streaming sites like Netflix. The Royal Family’s attempts to censor the show may have been futile because Markle is no longer an active member of The Royal Family or “The Firm” as she likes to refer to them as.